- First Muslim Mohammad Bin Qasim invaded India in 712 AD and conquered Sindh.
- First Turk invasion in India by Mahmud of Ghazni. He began a series of seventeen raids into Northwestern India at the end of the 10th century. His sixteenth expedition was the plunder of Somnath Temple now in Gujarat in 1026 AD.
- Second Turk invasion by Mohammad Ghori in 1175 AD, which was successful. It is considered that Ghori is the real founder of the Muslim Empire of India.
- First Battle of Tarin: Prithviraj Chauhan Vs. Mohammad Ghori. The winner was Prithviraj.
- The second battle of Tarin: In the second battle of Tarin, Ghori defeated Prithviraj and captured Delhi and Ajmer. Therefore he led the foundation of the Muslim Rule in India.
- Battle of Chhandwar: Ghori Vs. Jaichand, the ruler of Kannuj in 1194. Ghori defeated Jaichand.
- The Ghori’s commander, Bakhtiyar Khalji destroyed Nalanda and Vidramshila Universities.
- Qutub-Ud-Din Aibak who was the in-charge of Ghori served his links with Ghazni and asserted his independence.
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Now try to answer these questions.
Who destroyed the Somnath Temple?
[B] Mahmud Ghazni
Who writes Tahqiq-i-Hind?
[B] Alberuni
Who owns the first battle of Tarian?
[D] Prithviraj
The first battle of Tarain was fought between Ghori and __.
[A] Prithviraj
Who was considered the real founder of the Muslim Empire in India?
[A] Mohammad Ghori
Alberuni came to India in —
[C] 11th century
| Who owns the second battle of Tarain? | Answer: Ghori |
| Who destroyed Nalanda and Vikramshila? | Answer: Bakhtiyar Khalji. |